Bought Fertilizer at GreenPoint AG
2/23/2023 – Bought:
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Sowed Tomato and Pepper Seeds in the Greenhouse
2/22/2023 – Mary sowed the following in individual small pots sitting in trays in the greenhouse. The tomatoes are in 2-inch square deep pots with Miracle Grow potting soil in the lower half and Jiffy Seed Starting soil in the upper half where the seed was sowed 1/4 inch deep. The peppers were in standard […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Algaecide At Pond’s Edge Twice. Again
In February 2022, I sprayed the edge of the pond for algae at too low a level of Cutrin Plus. Then sprayed at a higher concentration. This year repeated the mistake of not having enough Cutrin. Filamentous algae have come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at about 4 oz / 2 gallons and sprayed all of […]
Continue ReadingWeeded Beds & Trimmed Roses
1/25/2023 – Over the past couple of weeks weeded the beds around the front yard and back patio. Today, weeded the beds along the front of the house and cut the knock-out roses back to about 3.5 feet. Also, cut back the two along the kitchen wall. Rounded the two floribunda roses on either side […]
Continue ReadingSeed Orders for 2023 Garden
From HOSS Better Boy Tomato – 50 seeds $5.99 National Pickling Cucumber $3.99 Ordered 1/4/23 Cheers Cabbage × 1 $3.99 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99 Ordered 1/11/2023 From SESE Name Quantity Item Price Item Total Cajun Jewel Okra, 4g Item #69102 1 $3.25 $3.25 Cayenne, Carolina Hot Pepper, 0.3g Item #46521 1 $3.50 $3.50 Charleston Belle […]
Continue ReadingFive Very Cold Days
December 22-26, 2022 – A very intense winter storm brought a long cold spell up to and through Christmas Day. Date Low High 12/22/2022 21 52 12/23/2022 19 35 12/24/2022 21 47 12/25/2022 21 56 12/26/2022 23 62
Continue ReadingPlanted 6 more Earthbox growing systems for the Greenhouse
Ordered and now planted 6 more Earthbox Growing boxes and placed five along the east wall of the Greenhouse and one between the white table and the wooden plant stand against the west wall. Filled them with Miracle Grow potting soil. Planted: The plan is to move the first five that are producing well along […]
Continue ReadingOrdered Flower and Tomato Seeds
11/28/2022 from Harris Seeds Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Tomato Better Boy F1 Seed/Treated/50 Seeds 1 $5.56 1 Vinca Cora Cascade Shell Pink F1 Seed/100 Seeds 1 $11.43 1 Vinca Cora Cascade Mix F1 Seed/100 Seeds 1 $11.43 1 Zinnia Benary’s Giant Mix Seed/ 250 Seeds 1 $10.19 Show more Description Price My order […]
Continue ReadingFirst deep freeze-27 degrees
11/18/2022 – We have had several frosts but everything lived through them. Today it was 27 degrees at sunrise and a hard frost that killed the tomatoes, and squash in the garden as well as the periwinkles in the yard.
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Built Fence Around Little Pond
To keep the feeder calves out of the new little pond, Driskell Cotton Farm built a 5-wire fence on the north and west side.
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